Talk:Gurk

The rationale behind deleting the Slovenian names of places in Austria is:
 * Putting an alternative name after every name in the article is cluttering.
 * Without an explanation why, it is also confusing.
 * Putting an explanation into every article on Carinthia and other bilingual areas would be more cluttering.

IMO, the sensible policy for names in multilingual areas seems to be:


 * 1) Use the English name, if one is in general use.
 * 2) If multilinguality is discussed, or if otherwise appropriate (i.e. listing of cities in an area), use all appropriate forms.
 * 3) Otherwise, use only the local name in the main official language and put the alternative forms into the first sentence of the articles on individual topics.

Zocky 15:11, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)